Awesome! I live in Portland near Mount Tabor. There is a house with a banana plant similar to yours that I see and always wondered, "how in the hell does that plant survive the winters here!?" I wonder if they do similar prep every winter.
We have a serious grove of banana plants here in Olympia. They get huge every summer. They love water and nitrogen. Deer and bugs won't eat them for some reason. As you mentioned, cutting them back after the first frost is a job.
Awesome! I live in Portland near Mount Tabor. There is a house with a banana plant similar to yours that I see and always wondered, "how in the hell does that plant survive the winters here!?" I wonder if they do similar prep every winter.
We have a serious grove of banana plants here in Olympia. They get huge every summer. They love water and nitrogen. Deer and bugs won't eat them for some reason. As you mentioned, cutting them back after the first frost is a job.
Tarp hiding a toad made me laugh! Thanks for the book rec.
really helpful!!! (Recently moved into a house with a banana tree!)
Logan- That’s brave to try to cut the banana tree. I love this post. It really makes me think of home.
What’s the rationale for cutting it
Reminds me of my childhood in the philippines